SIKKIM: PAKYONG AIRPORT IS SET TO BECOME 100TH OPERATIONAL AIRPORT IN THE COUNTRY

MoS Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha stated that Pakyong Airport in Sikkim is all set to become 100th operational airport in the country and will be commissioned in June. The low cost airline Spicejet has been granted permission to fly to Pakyong from Kolkata under the civil aviation ministry’s regional connectivity scheme.

Sikkim being the only state lacked from having an airport in the country. The state would enter the aviation map soon when Pakyong airport becomes operational, stated Sinha.